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ark uk programmes

The charity supports children and young people. Ark UK Programmes is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Ark UK Programmes has the principal objective of advancing the education of the public. It acts as a 'seed-bed' for creating and testing new Ark programmes and supporting other ventures to launch and scale.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£6,240,000
Latest Expenditure
£17,722,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 283.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,291,000
Charitable Activities £2,838,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £111,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £17,667,000
Raising Funds £55,000
Governance £10,000
Grants to Institutions £10,266,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£6,240,000£17,722,000£17,667,000£9,494,000£9,494,00076 / 0
2023£18,387,000£7,829,000£7,829,000£20,392,000£45,00076 / 0
2022£5,734,000£5,191,000£5,129,000£9,756,000£38,00054 / 0
2021£5,278,000£5,859,000£5,095,000£9,437,000£53,00052 / 0
2020£6,897,000£6,196,000£6,011,000£9,233,000£9,233,00063 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers